Daily Republican., 1887-08-18
EDITION.
Henry fasaeasans wlvea.

Henry AhehAnr wives.
Mrs. Emma Hitchens, . dark-eyed I
about thirty Ave years Of age. |
whose shapely asRre was adorned with !
. neat looking brown travelling dress, !
walked into the Twentieth district sta I
tion house, Philadelphis, at O'Clock
yes.efday morning and askei the
house sergeant IL she could See Lieuten-
ant Myers. The Lisute nsnt was In bis
ofice, and the lady was ushered In.
She told him she had just arrived from
New York, and was on the track OF her
recresut husband, Henry Kitchens,
who deserted her after honey moon
vh ch lasted three days.
she said denry was stopping at the
Ws.erly Hetel, At Fifteenth and Fill.
bert streets, and the wanted the lieu
tenant TO 60 there and arrest him.
Lieutenant Myers questioned her kind.
ly and he succeeded in getting from
the woman her story. She lived In
New York city and Rttchens' home
Was In Brooklyn. A year ago she at.
tended an evening company In the City
of Churches and shs met him. He saw
her hcme and after that he called
regularly several times . week. He 10
. ship carpenter by trade and made
good wages.
They became engaged to be married,
and last Thursday evening they wers
married quietly In Trinity Churcn, New
York. After the ceremony there WAS .
reception to the bride at her mo:htr's
house. Tue following day he told her
he did not think it worth while TO go TO
housekeeping ~ be had been offered
lucrative pceition out in San Francisco
and had CONCLUDED TO accept it. He
asksd her to accompany him there. and
sue guileIessly answered: Yes, Harry,
] would 20 anywhere In the world with
you"
He said be would go over to his
boarding house In Brooklyn and get his
tools packed up. and he promised to
call for her at har mothers house bright
and early on Sunday evening 10 start
of on their long journey across the
continent. She was oveIjoyed at the
prospect and walked with him a. far as
the New York end Of the Brooklyn
bridge. There they bade each other an
affectionate good. bye, and she returned
home with = liaht heart. She made fare
we'll visits to all her fr;ends, and made
oil the necessary preparations for the
trip.
SHE WAITED IN VAIN.
Sunday night came, and she waited
patiently for the coming OF her hus
band. He failed to appear, snG wher
midnight arrived she became alarmed
lest something had befallen him. She
passed sleepless night, aud en- the fol
lowing morning went over TO his Brook
lyn boarding house. There shs learned
that he had left ON SATURDAY.. TIE
womsn realised that she mad been 90
nd nd n fha Rrrnk " yNOlipe
authorities and told them her story.
They traced the MAJ to Philadelphia
and yesterday morning Mrs. Kitchens
came on with y Brooklyn ofticiAl. They
located him at the Waveriy House and
she visited Lieutenant Myers.
The lie tutenaut went 10 the Waverly,
not hundred yards frrm the station
house, and found Hitcbeos calmly eat.
ing HIS breakfast. He was paced un.
der arrest and taken 10 the station
house, just In time 20 be arraigDet for
hearing before Magistrate Clement
Mrs. Hitchena said that since hi.
sudden dight she had learned he lad
other wives and several children
On the day following his marriage with
her he received q ietter irum his frs
wife, saying she was now on her way u
America, and would arrive in New
York on Saturday. Tais letter, SD,
thought, was the cauee Of his flight
She had learned In addition tha
Kitchens had been living In New Yori
with o woman named Edwards, as hi
wife, who Is female boxer and travel
with o variety company, giving epar
ring exhibitions.
TWO OF THE WIVES TO BE PRESENT
Several letters from the Edward
woman, which begin with my dea
husband" and one signe1 Your lov
ing wife," were taken from Aitcheps
pockets at the station house 1t wa
also charged that Kitchens had ind ucet
his second wife to give him 800 10
safe keeping before he dsd. Only S6.
in cash was found on him, although
he had bank book on q Brcoklyl
bank showing that he had depositet
over S400.
Magistrate Clement said he would
hearing on Saturday, when he ex poet
to have Kitchens English wife pres on
TO prove charge of bigsmy. Alter th
hearing Kitchens had brief intervie,
with bis bride. He assu.ed her that b
had not intended to desert her, but ha
just gone of on "a little spree"
He Is an Englishmsn about 35 yeal
OF age, and is q fine-looking man, wit
brown mustache ard q glib tongue
The poor woman melted under h
words and her tender heart releutet
She begged the magistrate to rsleas
"her Harry" and she cried when b
was taken back In the cell. She fell O
her knees and implored the turnkey I
release him. Finally she left the sta
tion house with the intention OF huui
ing up bail for him. She did not T.
turn within an hour, and Kitchen
went down to Moyamensing Prison i
the van.